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Helen K. Li, MD

Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, Academic Institute
Full Clinical Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


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281.407.3033


HKLi@houstonmethodist.org
Biography

Dr. Helen Li specializes in ocular oncology and vitreoretinal diseases. She founded the Community Retina Group in Houston after almost twenty years of clinical practice at the University of Texas Medical Branch, where she received numerous teaching award from residents and fellows. Dr. Li served as director of the UTMB retina service and founded the retina fellowship program. She regularly publishes her research in leading ophthalmology journals and presents on retinal diseases and ocular tumors at national and international scientific conferences.

Board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology, Dr. Li is an active member of professional organizations, including the Macular Society, Retina Society, the International Society of Ocular Oncology, the American Uveitis Society, the Association of Research in Vision and the Ophthalmology and the American Telemedicine Association.

Description of Research

Dr. Li has served as principle investigator of National Eye Institute, industry and foundation sponsored research and clinical trials. Her research projects include the ocular complications of AIDS trial and the diabetic retinopathy clinical research network study. She is currently interested in validating biomarkers for prognosis of melanoma in the eye and evaluating novel therapeutics for various types of ocular cancer.

Areas Of Expertise

Ophthalmology Ocular oncology Teleophthalmology
Education & Training

Internship, Baylor College of Medicine
Clinical Fellowship, Wills Eye Institute
Clinical Fellowship, University of Tennessee-Memphis
Clinical Fellowship, Houston Eye Associates
Residency, University of Texas, Medical Branch
MD, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Publications

Acute Macular Neuroretinopathy Secondary to Rickettsia typhi Infection
Viswanath, H, Raviskanthan, S, Mortensen, PW, Li, HK & Lee, AG 2023, , Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, vol. 43, no. 3, pp. E67-E69. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001360

Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy in Pregnancy
Scott, RA, Bhat, N, Bindiganavile, SH, Li, HK & Lee, AG 2022, , Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, vol. 42, no. 1, pp. E440-E442. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001307

Paracentral Acute Middle Maculopathy Mimicking Retrobulbar Optic Neuropathy
Scott, RA, Bhat, N, Harish Bindiganavile, S, Li, HK & Lee, AG 2021, , Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, vol. 41, no. 2, pp. E205-E208. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000001041

Arteritic Orbital Ischemia Producing Afferent and Efferent Pupillary Defects
Hussain, M, Kini, A, Al Othman, B, Ponce, CP, Li, H & Lee, AG 2020, , Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, vol. 40, no. 4, pp. 530-532. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0000000000000838

Transient vision loss after optic nerve sheath fenestration
Al Othman, B, Raabe, J, Malik, A, Li, H, Kini, A & Lee, AG 2020, , Orbit (London), vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 217-220. https://doi.org/10.1080/01676830.2019.1668433

The Role of Eye Plaque Brachytherapy and MR Imaging in the Management of Diffuse Choroidal Hemangioma: An Illustrative Case Report and Literature Review
Lewis, GD, Li, HK, Quan, EM, Scarboro, SB & Teh, BS 2019, , Practical Radiation Oncology, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. e452-e456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prro.2019.05.007

Late proptosis and ophthalmoplegia from hydrogel scleral buckle
Sadaka, A, Ortiz, J, Berry, S, Lee, AG, Li, HK, Divatia, M & Malik, A 2018, , Canadian Journal of Ophthalmology, vol. 53, no. 5, pp. e190-e193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcjo.2017.10.012

Cytomegalovirus Papillitis in a 27-Year-Old Man with AIDS Presenting with No Light Perception
Weng, CY, Li, HK & Young, AK 2017, , Ophthalmology Retina, vol. 1, no. 6, pp. 523. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oret.2017.08.006

Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Periorbital Region Complicated by Combined Central Retinal Artery Occlusion, Central Retinal Vein Occlusion, and Posterior Ciliary Occlusion
Sultan, H, Malik, A, Li, HK, Chévez-Barrios, P & Lee, AG 2017, , Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. e75-e76. https://doi.org/10.1097/IOP.0000000000000770

Multimodal imaging of white and dark without pressure fundus lesions
Fawzi, AA, Nielsen, JS, Mateo-Montoya, A, Somkijrungroj, T, Li, HK, Gonzales, J, Mauget-Faÿsse, M & Jampol, LM 2014, , Retina, vol. 34, no. 12, pp. 2376-2387. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0000000000000388

Post-traumatic amaurosis secondary to paraophthalmic internal carotid artery pseudoaneurysm treated with pipeline embolization device
Kim, JD, Barber, SM, Diaz, OM, Li, HK, Jackson, RE, Hall, D & Lee, AG 2013, , Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 359-362. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNO.0b013e3182a30427

Automated analysis of diabetic retinopathy images: Principles, recent developments, and emerging trends
Li, B & Li, HK 2013, , Current Diabetes Reports, vol. 13, no. 4, pp. 453-459. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11892-013-0393-9

Classification of diabetic retinopathy images using multi-class multiple-instance learning based on color correlogram features.
Venkatesan, R, Chandakkar, P, Li, B & Li, HK 2012, , Conference proceedings : ... Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Conference, vol. 2012, pp. 1462-1465.

Observational study of subclinical diabetic macular edema
Elman, MJ, Sloan, MD, Starr, JA, Butcher, TM, Singletary, PV, Gore, N, Coffey, T, Andreani, G, Sotirakos, P, Cain, T, Sharuk, GS, Arrigg, PG, Schlossman, DK, Murtha, TJ, Sun, JK, Shah, ST, Stockman, ME, Kopple, A, Cavicchi, RW, Stone, TW, Kitchens, JW, Wood, WJ, Buck, M, Van Arsdall, J, Cruz, JL, Slade, EA, Blevins, ST, Browning, D, Antoszyk, AN, Brooks, DR, Helms, JV, Price, AK, Cowen, MK, Karow, AS, Murphy, HL, McOwen, MD, Davis, LM, Clark, LM, Balasubramaniam, UM, McClain, D, Powers, ME, Braverman, JM, Ciardella, AP, Ryman, LS, Montalvo, SI, Zapata, JD, Rhodes, RC, Brown, DM, Lyon, AT, Gill, MK, Kaminski, LA, Ackatz, LE, ODonnell, LM, Shankle, J, Ryan, DM, Friedman, SM, Blackmer, KA, Key, JS, Sjoblom, K, Fagan, DA, Carlton, S, McKinney, A, Krzystolik, MG, Savell, MB, Henriques, S, Bache, JE, Gross, JG, Flowers, AM, Lovit, HK, Price, RL, Kinyoun, JL, Rath, SA, Clifton, BC, Leslie, JD, Beer, PM, Garza, D, Olmeda, E, Whitney, C, Fischer, J, Solomon, SD, Bressler, S, Frey, M, West, S, Donohue, D, Graul, J, Emmert, D, Edwards, PA, Rock, SM, Murphy, J, Rusinek, BA, Troszak, TA, Davis, GH, Li, HK, Spillar, H, Bourg, JM, Crocker, A, Kelso, CN, Cummings, HL, Long, DJ, Carpenter, S, Berry, JP, Googe, JM, Higdon, CT, Hunt, C, Blais, PA, Kim, JE, Han, DP, Wirostko, WJ, Alvarez, D, Graf, J, Flanders, J, Beringer, JR, Backes, DB, Chan, CK, Walther, KS, Castillo, SU, Huff, KM, Chesbrough, DJ, Smith, CW, Janigian, RH, Woodcome, HA, DuCoty, CL, Varadian, S, Banalewicz, E, Hamel, M, Nagle, AL, Bressler, NM, Miller, KM, Beck, RW, Glassman, AR & Melia, M 2012, , Eye (Basingstoke), vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 833-840. https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2012.53

Erratum: Observational study of subclinical diabetic macular edema (Eye (2012) 26, (833-840) DOI:10.1038/eye.2012.53)
Elman, MJ, Sloan, MD, Starr, JA, Butcher, TM, Singletary, PV, Gore, N, Coffey, T, Andreani, G, Sotirakos, P, Cain, T, Sharuk, GS, Arrigg, PG, Schlossman, DK, Murtha, TJ, Sun, JK, Shah, ST, Stockman, ME, Kopple, A, Cavicchi, RW, Stone, TW, Kitchens, JW, Wood, WJ, Buck, M, Van Arsdall, J, Cruz, JL, Slade, EA, Blevins, ST, Browning, D, Antoszyk, AN, Brooks, DR, Helms, JV, Price, AK, Cowen, MK, Karow, AS, Murphy, HL, McOwen, MD, Davis, LM, Clark, LM, Balasubramaniam, UM, McClain, D, Powers, ME, Braverman, JM, Ciardella, AP, Ryman, LS, Montalvo, SI, Zapata, JD, Rhodes, RC, Brown, DM, Lyon, AT, Gill, MK, Kaminski, LA, Ackatz, LE, ODonnell, LM, Shankle, J, Ryan, DM, Friedman, SM, Blackmer, KA, Key, JS, Sjoblom, K, Fagan, DA, Carlton, S, McKinney, A, Krzystolik, MG, Savell, MB, Henriques, S, Bache, JE, Gross, JG, Flowers, AM, Lovit, HK, Price, RL, Kinyoun, JL, Rath, SA, Clifton, BC, Leslie, JD, Beer, PM, Garza, D, Olmeda, E, Whitney, C, Fischer, J, Solomon, SD, Bressler, S, Frey, M, West, S, Donohue, D, Graul, J, Emmert, D, Edwards, PA, Rock, SM, Murphy, J, Rusinek, BA, Troszak, TA, Davis, GH, Li, HK, Spillar, H, Bourg, JM, Crocker, A, Kelso, CN, Cummings, HL, Long, DJ, Carpenter, S, Berry, JP, Googe, JM, Higdon, CT, Hunt, C, Blais, PA, Kim, JE, Han, DP, Wirostko, WJ, Alvarez, D, Graf, J, Flanders, J, Beringer, JR, Backes, DB, Chan, CK, Walther, KS, Castillo, SU, Huff, KM, Chesbrough, DJ, Smith, CW, Janigian, RH, Woodcome, HA, DuCoty, CL, Varadian, S, Banalewicz, E, Hamel, M, Nagle, AL, Bressler, NM, Miller, KM, Beck, RW, Glassman, AR & Melia, M 2012, , Eye (Basingstoke), vol. 26, no. 6, pp. 900-901. https://doi.org/10.1038/eye.2012.83

Classification of diabetic retinopathy images using multi-class multiple-instance learning based on color correlogram features
Venkatesan, R, Chandakkar, P, Li, B & Li, HK 2012, . in 2012 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBC 2012., 6346216, Proceedings of the Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS, pp. 1462-1465, 34th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, EMBS 2012, San Diego, CA, United States, 8/28/12. https://doi.org/10.1109/EMBC.2012.6346216

A machine-learning approach to retrieving diabetic retinopathy images
Chandakkar, PS, Venkatesan, R, Li, B & Li, HK 2012, . in 2012 ACM Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Biomedicine, BCB 2012. 2012 ACM Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Biomedicine, BCB 2012, pp. 588-589, 2012 ACM Conference on Bioinformatics, Computational Biology and Biomedicine, BCB 2012, Orlando, FL, United States, 10/7/12. https://doi.org/10.1145/2382936.2383030

Telehealth practice recommendations for diabetic retinopathy, second edition
Li, HK, Horton, M, Bursell, SE, Cavallerano, J, Zimmer-Galler, I, Tennant, M, Abramoff, M, Chaum, E, Debuc, DC, Leonard-Martin, T & Winchester, M 2011, , Telemedicine and e-Health, vol. 17, no. 10, pp. 814-837. https://doi.org/10.1089/tmj.2011.0075

Mosaics versus early treatment diabetic retinopathy seven standard fields for evaluation of diabetic retinopathy severity
Li, HK, Esquivel, A, Hubbard, LD, Florez-Arango, JF, Danis, RP & Krupinski, EA 2011, , Retina, vol. 31, no. 8, pp. 1553-1563. https://doi.org/10.1097/IAE.0b013e3182084273

Comparability of digital photography with the ETDRS film protocol for evaluation of diabetic retinopathy severity
Li, HK, Danis, RP, Hubbard, LD, Florez-Arango, JF, Esquivel, A & Krupinski, EA 2011, , Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, vol. 52, no. 7, pp. 4717-4725. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.10-6303

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